Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Mixed results around White Rock: 10 high and 5 low of 23 schools in British Columbia
Top of the area on results: Bayridge Elementary and Southridge School. Counting a 3 km margin, White Rock has 23 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
What stands out about White Rock’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Bayridge Elementary (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How White Rock’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is A: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 18 | 467 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 18 | 484 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 18 | 491 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 18 | 482 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 7 | 93% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 482 against 454 in British Columbia. 2 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (23)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bayridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 514 · G4 numeracy 533 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 543 | Top fifth |
| Southridge SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 576 · G4 numeracy 594 · G7 literacy 605 · G7 numeracy 600 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Star of the SeaElementary | G4 literacy 519 · G4 numeracy 530 · G7 literacy 563 · G7 numeracy 578 | Top fifth |
| White Rock Christian AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 537 · G4 numeracy 590 · G7 literacy 549 · G7 numeracy 537 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Laronde ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 494 · G7 numeracy 479 | Second fifth |
| Chantrell Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 510 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 519 | Second fifth |
| Elgin Park SecondaryElementary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Ray Shepherd ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 497 · G4 numeracy 504 · G7 literacy 495 · G7 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| Semiahmoo SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Edgewood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 481 · G7 numeracy 491 | Second fifth |
| Semiahmoo Trail ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 473 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 526 | Middle fifth |
| H T Thrift ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| Sunnyside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 486 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Crescent Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 473 | Middle fifth |
| Grandview Heights SecondaryElementary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| St John Paul II AcademySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Douglas ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 466 · G7 numeracy 453 | Middle fifth |
| White Rock ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 411 · G4 numeracy 428 · G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 486 | Middle fifth |
| Ocean Cliff ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 429 | Fourth fifth |
| Peace Arch ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 442 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 431 | Fourth fifth |
| South Meridian ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 447 | Fourth fifth |
| Earl Marriott SecondaryElementary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Jessie Lee ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 442 · G7 literacy 414 · G7 numeracy 403 | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 24 schools in and around White Rock are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around White Rock
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
There is no French-language school among them.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs White Rock’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 19 and independent 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in White Rock
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 24 schools in and around White Rock
High schools within reach of White Rock
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
7 secondary schools are within 15 km: 5 English public and 2 independent. The shortest trip is to St John Paul II Academy, 0.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Paul II AcademySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 0.3 km |
| Cloverdale Learning CentreSecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Brookswood SecondarySecondary | SD 35 Langley | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Ecole Salish SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington-Cedar Cottage | 39,668 | 102 | 4 | 1.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Squamish | 28,578 | 15 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Marpole | 28,182 | 55 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 68 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 60 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| White Rock | 25,057 | 24 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 15 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 101 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Brownsville | 23,515 | 67 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 90 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 61 | 2 | 1.1 km |
Among 56 towns its size, 40 have more schools nearby. Of the 57, 28 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around White Rock
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre 0.9 km | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1.1 km |
| Sunnyside 2.6 km | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2.8 km |
| South Surrey 3.5 km | 24 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 km |
| Grandview 3.7 km | 49 | 0 | 11 | 3.6 km |
| Ocean Park 3.9 km | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4.2 km |
| Douglas 4.4 km | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Grandview (49).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Inside White Rock’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
Questions about schools in White Rock
How do I get a place at a school in White Rock?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in White Rock?
Not near White Rock: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in White Rock?
3 are inside the town itself and 21 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).